What’s a fat girl to wear? Does being fat make you an extreme loser? Do fat people eat cake all day? Lesley Kinzel challenges current ideas of fatness in everything from beauty myths, fashion trends, eating habits, and sexual identity. With humor and insight, she explains how the unintended consequences of the war on obesity make casualties of us all.

"Every single page of this book contains an AHA! moment. Two Whole Cakes is super empowering and fun to read—you seriously can't put it down. I've read it twice, and I'm keeping it for my daughter." —Jane Pratt, founding editor of xoJane and Sassy

“This accessible blend of memoir and cultural theory is a lifeline and a love letter; one is better off in the world for having read it.” —Marianne Kirby, co-author of Lessons From the Fat-o-Sphere

“Two Whole Cakes is a vulnerable, funny, whip-smart, incendiary book that offers a delightfully readable way out of our culture's unrealistic expectations of body size and appearance.” —Hanne Blank, author of Big Big Love

Lesley Kinzel has been engaging with body politics and social justice activism for well over a decade. She co-founded and moderated the blog Fatshionista for five years (2005-2010), which has turned her into an online celebrity in the communities of fat acceptance, fashion, and women’s issues.

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